McDonald’s Hamburgers 3515 Dale Mabry Hwy
Mc Donald’s 3515 Dale Mabry Highway South, on the northwest corner of Dale Mabry Highway South and Kensington Street, 1962. Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library
Mc Donald’s 3515 Dale Mabry Highway South, on the northwest corner of Dale Mabry Highway South and Kensington Street, Tampa, FL, 2020. © Chip Weiner
This McDonald’s opened in 1958 as the first bay area franchise and was an immediate staple for the H.B. Plant High School crowd and South Tampa residents for decades. The building was razed twice for new designs, but notice how they have attempted to keep its Florida feel with palm trees running along Kensington Avenue since the first build. The original store was walk-up only. The dining room and drive-through were added during one of the renovations. Hamburgers, $0.15 in 1958, retail for $1.49 today
From Burgert Brothers: Look Again Vol. 2
McDonald’s Hamburgers 3515 Dale Mabry Highway South, on the northwest corner of Dale Mabry Highway South and Kensington Street 1962. Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
McDonald’s 3515 Dale Mabry Highway South, on the northwest corner of Dale Mabry Highway South and Kensington Street 2021. © Chip Weiner